Lord Warner: This information is shown in the table. The reduction in mental health bed numbers under successive Governments reflects the increasing provision by the National Health Service in England and Wales of treatment for patients with mental health conditions in primary care and community settings, without the need for hospital admissions.
	
		
			 Average daily available National Health Service mental health beds in England and Wales in 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Data include beds available for children, psychiatric short-and long-stay elderly and other psychiatric secure unit, short- and long-stay beds.  
			  1985 1990-91 1995-96 2000-01 2005-06 
			 England 75,866 55,239 39,477 34,214 29,802 
			 Wales 6,495 4,022 3,562 3,240 (2004-05)3,130 
			 Sources: England: Department of Health Form KH03 Returns. 
			 Wales: Hansard and National Assembly for Wales statistical report on hospital activity